Spurs first to 40 victories

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Sun, 2011-01-30 20:16

Richard Jefferson added 18 points to help the Spurs win their 18th in a row at home. But it was San Antonio’s last game at home for three weeks with the Spurs embarking on their annual Rodeo Road Trip.
The NBA-best Spurs (40-7) will play nine straight on the road heading into the All-Star game, in which Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will direct the West squad.
Luis Scola led the Rockets with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Bucks 91 Nets 81: In Milwaukee, Australian Andrew Bogut had 17 points and 18 rebounds to help Milwaukee to its third consecutive win.
Carlos Delfino led Milwaukee in scoring with 21 points and Keyon Dooling had 14 points and nine assists. Brook Lopez scored 26 points for New Jersey.
 Mavericks 102 Hawks 91: In Dallas, Germany’s Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points and Jason Terry added 18 points and a season-high 11 assists to help Dallas improve to 5-1 following a six-game losing streak.
Jason Kidd had 12 points and eight rebounds, and Tyson Chandler also had 12 points for the Mavericks.
Kings 102 Hornets 96: In Sacramento, California, DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as Sacramento ended New Orleans’s winning streak at 10 games.
Sacramento never trailed in winning consecutive games for just the second time all season.
Fouled-plagued Tyreke Evans had nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter for the Kings with Samuel Dalembert adding 16 points.
David West scored 21 points for the Hornets, who were looking to set a franchise record with 11 straight victories.
Grizzlies 107 Wizards 93: In Memphis, Zach Randolph had 24 points and 20 rebounds, Darrell Arthur added a career-high 22 points and Memphis kept Washington winless on the road this season.
Mike Conley and Tony Allen added 15 points each to help Memphis improve to 5-1 in its last six games.
John Wall led the Wizards with 14 points and eight assists. The loss was the fourth straight for the Wizards, and left them 0-23 on the road.
 Bulls 110 Pacers 89: In Chicago, Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Derrick Rose added 20 points despite two stomach ulcers to help Chicago to a comfortable 21-point win over Indiana.
The Bulls improved to 11-0 against Central teams while remaining the lone unbeaten team against its own division.
Josh McRoberts led Indiana with a career-high 20 points.
Timberwolves 103 Raptors 87: In Minneapolis, Kevin Love scored his NBA-leading 42nd double-double of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota handed Toronto its 11th straight loss.
Minnesota ended a six-game losing streak, mainly by holding Toronto to 33.7 percent shooting — the lowest this season for both sides. Andrea Bargnani and Ed Davis each had 15 points for Toronto.
Clippers 103 Bobcats 88: In Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles extended its home winning streak to eight.
The victory allowed the Clippers to match the 1992-93 squad for the longest home winning streak since the franchise moved from San Diego to Los Angeles for the 1984-85 season. Griffin scored his 38th double-double of the season and 32nd in 33 games, shooting 11 for 23 in 41 minutes.
Stephen Jackson and reserve Gerald Henderson each scored 14 points for Charlotte.
 

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